sea shell landsscaping (Sarasota, Punta Gorda, Bee Ridge: fit in, coupons, 2013)

[Peter C]

does anyone know where in the Sarasota area I can find sea shells to landscape my house and approx how much it is a yard

[nphomeowner]

I'll be interested in replies to this also. I'm thinking of just bringing them home from the beach a couple buckets at a time!! I'd LOVE to have a couple of those huge rocks that are embedded with shells but figure I'd get arrested trying to get those off the beach.

[Harbor Hopper]

Originally Posted by Peter C

does anyone know where in the Sarasota area I can find sea shells to landscape my house and approx how much it is a yard

I just did my entire back yard in crushed shell in April (I can now mow my lawn in 20 minutes instead of 1.5 hrs!!). Since I needed so much (50 cubic yards), I went to the aggregate mine in Punta Gorda and got it for $15/yd. 2 dump truck loads. Most landscape supply companies want $45-50 per yd, but that's for the nice stuff. One cubic yard is about what would fit in a standard pickup truck. What I got has a lot of aggregate mixed in, but it's fine for what I did. I couldn't afford to do my entire back yard in the "good stuff"

[Harbor Hopper]

Do a google search for "Landscape Supply Sarasota" almost all will carry washed sea shell. Just be sure to kill off any grass & weeds prior to putting the shell down. You will need to spray for weeds occasionally or pull them. Sucks, but it's worth it. I like it so much better than the high-maintenance grass down here.

[mrs.cool]

That looks great HH!! Can't wait to see it in person. Last time I was down there, I guess I forgot where I was, and walked out into your backyard in my bare feet!! OUCH!!! You'd think I'd know better by now.

[TamRE]

Big Earth Landscape Supply on Bee Ridge Rd in Sarasota. They have a 1/2 inch and 1 inch crushed shell. Go to products and gravel and they have a list of available types. They also have coupons for discounts.

Web site: Big Earth Landscape Supply

I know there are different types of sea shell landscaping, so you might want to shop around and go see what it looks like in person.

[Ernie Deeds]

Total Landscape Supply on 17th St. 'tween Lime & East in Sarasota:
1/2 inch washed shell.....$41.00/yard. $40.00 delivery charge. 1 yard covers 120 square ft., 2" deep.

Big Earth Supply on Bee Ridge Sarasota:
1/2 inch washed shell.... $48.00/yard. $60.00 delivery charge.

Prices as of 21 Jan 2013

[no shoes]

Very interested in this as I have just bought a condo which has a very small yard area at the front. I will need so little does anyone know if there is a garden centre type place where I could go and buy it in bags?

Thanks

[Trbl39]

Hey this may sound like a dumb question..when you do something like that do you still have to worry about fire ants? Also do you put landscaping material down first?

[photoman_6]

if you have one, check with your hoa first. Also you might want to prevent barefeet cuts and scrapes and use pebbles.